Constitutional Convention

To amend means to ...

• change or revise

• repeal

• reject

• forgive

A compromise means to ...

• quit your complaining

• give in to your opponent

• to get some of what you want but not everything you want

• to get everything you want

Which is the best definition of proportional?

• to eat only small portions of food

• to govern only in small amounts

• having the proper size in relation to other objects or items

• another name for a professional army

Who proposed a convention to address the Articles of Confederation

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Edmund Randolph

• James Madison

This person proposed the idea of three branches of the government and was known as the "Father of the Constitution."

• James Madison

• George Washington

• William Paterson

• Alexander Hamilton

The Virginia Plan represented ..

• big states with lots of land

• big states with lots of people

• small states with little land

• small states with a small population

The New Jersey Plan represented

• big states with lots of land

• big states with lots of people

• small states with little land

• small states with a small population

Which statement about the Constitutional Convention is correct

• there were 55 delegates present including lawyers, planters, women and Native Americans

• there were 55 delegates that were all men and all white and were mostly well off

• there were 55 delegates including 5 from Rhode Island

• there were 55 delegates including loyalists and patriots

All 13 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia.

• true

• false

The leader or president of the Constitutional Convention was ...

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington